Raspberry Pi Smart Display Module: coming soon
For those attending Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2026 in Barcelona, a visit to the Sharp booth might reveal something new, exciting, and not yet released…
We’ve been working with Sharp Display Solutions Europe to develop the Raspberry Pi Smart Display Module: an adapter board for Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 that is designed to deliver high-quality, low-power display experiences for professional signage applications.
The Raspberry Pi Smart Display Module enables users in the audio-visual and digital signage markets to integrate the power, flexibility, and energy efficiency of Compute Module 5 into compatible display screens, with no external media player, cabling, or power source required. The module also provides HDMI output to support a second independent video stream, along with an M.2 expansion slot for optional AI acceleration.
Conforming to the Intel® SDM specification, the Raspberry Pi Smart Display Module slots directly into displays that support Intel’s standard, drawing power from the display itself. With the computer embedded inside the screen, installations are clean, reliable, and easy to maintain, making the Smart Display Module ideal for applications such as flight information systems, retail and corporate signage, and industrial displays.
We designed the Raspberry Pi Smart Display Module to be as straightforward to assemble as possible — customers can install it themselves without any specialist tools.
Enabling edge AI for digital signage
As organisations increasingly explore AI-powered digital signage, the Raspberry Pi Smart Display Module offers an efficient and practical solution. Able to integrate easily with compatible AI accelerators, the module enables edge AI processing to take place directly inside the screen it is paired with. This allows users to run analytics and AI-driven applications locally, privately, and in real time, without reliance on cloud-based services.
Raspberry Pi technology is already used by thousands of businesses and powers hundreds of thousands of screens worldwide; the introduction of the Raspberry Pi Smart Display Module further expands that ecosystem. By embedding AI capability directly into their display solutions, businesses can innovate rapidly and adapt to changing requirements with an energy-efficient, easy-to-integrate modular solution.
See it for yourself
ISE 2026 is taking place from 3–6 February 2026 at Fira de Barcelona, Gran Via. Visitors to the Sharp booth will be able to see the Raspberry Pi Smart Display Module in action ahead of its launch later this year.
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will
price estimate?
Simon Burgess
Hi Will. I’ll let you know next week. Simon
Simon Burgess
Hi Will, we expect the Smart Display Module to be circa $25 (plus local taxes). You’ll need the appropriate CM5 in addition to that. Simon
Dale
Minority Report’esque …individualized and responsive advertisement displays via AI …crazy this capability is becoming reality
Pedro Mota
Please let me know if there is some link to get the video from that presentation, price, tech specs, whatever. Sounds very interesting!
Simon Burgess
Hi Pedro
I’ll see what I can get you after I’ve been to ISE in Barcelona next week. There will definitely be some video footage from there. We don’t have published documentation yet. Simon
Theo
WLAN?
Anders
Compute module 5, wireless versions are available.
James Hughes
Or you can plug in a USB wireless adapter.
Aristidis
It LITERALLY has an antenna hole…
W. H. Heydt
This looks like a logical outgrowth from NEC monitors that included an interface for the CM1 and CM3.
Christopher Hind
Will these be easier for normal people to get hold of? The Pi 4 SDM carrier for my NEC TV is unobtanium.
Simon Burgess
Hi Christopher, If you contact me in a few months time (around May) using [email protected] letting me know what you need, I’ll let you know how to get the Raspberry Pi Smart Display Module. Although I expect the majority of demand to be from businesses, I wouldn’t want anyone else to miss out!
Geo
Is is the old Sharp, or the re-branded China Sharp?
James Hughes
Doesn’t really matter; this is mostly in-house-developed hardware to the Intel SDM standard, with some input from Sharp Display Solutions Europe.
Christian Hatley
Is what I’m looking at final? Because there isnt much going on on the left. I looks like it has the same stuff as the I/O Board. I think the Smart Display Module’s features shoul’ve been in a CM6 I/O Board. I could see the SDM “merge” with the I/O board in the future. If this is compatiple with the I/O Board in some way, that will be cool. If not, you could do that for a SDM2 in the next 5-10 years. I love upgrading my Pis. That is my opinion, and I hope you’ll find the criticism useful.
Simon Martin
The image is a 3D rendering but its a real product that will be shown at ISE in Barcelona this week. The blank bit of board is because its required to be that size for the Intel SDM spec. There are guide rails it is required to slide into. The electronics just didn’t need that space.
Ben Harragon
I’m just imagining this in a Samsung The Wall setup in a 4×6 config. Please tell me it compatible with a Samsung The Wall!!!
Dantoo
Very interesting product! We resorted to a Pi4 running Yodeck previously as we had some spare TVs but have been looking for something like this. What is the intention with software? Is it going to run PiOS, manufacturer software, something custom, user choice (assume at least this)? Given how much thought goes into Raspberry products, would love a service like Pi Connect but for digital signage.
Aapeli Palonen
I’ve been happy customer of info-beamer for many, many years and would most likely continue to be, even if some official Pi DS solution appeared.
info-beamer already supports NEC/sharp modules and I expect it to support these, too, from the start.
Simon Burgess
The Smart Display Module is designed to work with CM5. Any software that runs on CM5/Pi5, will work well using the Smart Display Module and a display with a Compaitble SDM slot.